title: Mitochondrial DNA sequence of the hybrid of Duroc (♂) × [Landrace (♂) × Yorshire (♀)] pig.
abstract: Duroc (♂) × [Landrace (♂) × Yorshire (♀)] (D × LY) pig is the popular hybrid pigs in order to make the most use of the heterosis in the world. In this study, the complete nucleotide sequence of D × LY pig mitochondrial genome was determined for the first time. Sequence analysis showed that the genome structure was in accordance with other pig breeds. It contained 22 tRNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes and 1 control region (D-loop region). The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the D × LY pig provides an important data set for further study in genetic mechanism.
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University , Changsha , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University , Changsha , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Chang-Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University , Changsha , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University , Changsha , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University , Changsha , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hai-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D005260:Female; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D007178:Inbreeding; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013552:Swine / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: D × LY pig; genome composition; mitochondrial DNA